Fibrinolytic and Antithrombotic Therapy

Theory, Practice, and Management

Edited by Richard C. Becker and Frederick A. Spencer

Thrombotic disorders of the circulatory system represent the leading cause of morbidity, mortality, and health care expenditure in the United ...

Fibrinolytic and Antithrombotic Therapy

Theory, Practice, and Management

Second Edition

Edited by Richard C. Becker and Frederick A. Spencer

Description

Thrombotic disorders of the circulatory system represent the leading cause of morbidity, motality, and health care expenditure in the United States. Fibrinolytic and Antithrombotic Therapy provides a practical, evidence-based approach to the management of thrombotic disorders for all clinicians involved in the care of patients with these disorders. It provides not only vital conceptual information on fibrinolytic and antithrombotic therapy, but also the means to apply it to everyday decision making and patient care. Focusing on management guidelines and critical pathways, the text stresses practicality and usability. It will be a valuable resource for the wide range of clinicians involved in the care of patients with these disorders, including cardiologists, emergency physicians, primary care physicians, haematologists, neurologists, intensivists, pharmacists, and nurse practitioners.

The origins of mammalian blood coagulation can be traced back over 400 million years. Despite its long history, it is only within the past century that this complex and pivotal teleologic system has begun to be understood. Most recently, the intricacies of haemostasis and pathologic thrombosis have come to light, leading the way toward new, more effective, and safer treatment modalities.

The Second Edition of Fibrinolytic and Antithrombotic Therapy, even more concise and clinically relevant than the First, provides vital, evidence-based information on management of patients with arterial and venous thrombotic disorders. Since the First Edition, the text has been expanded to cover the evolving topics of atherothrombosis, thrombocardiology, haematologic/thrombophilic conditions, and vascular medicine. It includes up-to-date guidelines for antithrombotic and fibrinolytic therapy, and offers concise summaries of current "standards of care." Chapters are dedicated to discussions of patient-specific therapeutics and to the importance of genomics, proteomics, and metabolomics in defining genotype-phenotype relationships, while throughout the book coagulation, inflammation, and vascular medicine are newly examined as elements in an intricately-linked triad of biochemical and cellular based phenomenology.

Fibrinolytic and Antithrombotic Therapy

Theory, Practice, and Management

Edited by Richard C. Becker and Frederick A. Spencer

Author Information

Edited by Richard C. Becker, Professor of Medicine, Cardiology, and Haematology, Duke University School of Medicine, and Director, Duke Cardiovascular Thrombosis Center, USA, and Frederick A. Spencer, Professor of Medicine, Division of Thrombosis and Cardiology, Mc Master University Faculty of Health Sciences, USA

Fibrinolytic and Antithrombotic Therapy

Theory, Practice, and Management

Second Edition

Edited by Richard C. Becker and Frederick A. Spencer

Reviews and Awards

This pocket-sized book is full of integrated insights into hemostasis and vital information on fibrinolytic and antithrombotic therapy. The author writes in easy-to-understand language and supplements his text with appropriately placed figures, graphs, tables, EKGs, and algorithms tailored to the needs of practicing clinicians, cardiologists, emergency room physicians, hematologists, and nurses. - Doody's Reviews